Student Services

AVTEC strives to provide a
convenient and comfortable living and learning environment for students.
Members of AVTEC staff are available to help students make a smooth
transition to a school setting and to assist them in reaching their
career goals. AVTEC is a non-smoking facility.

The following information
identifies the facilities and services available on-campus and in the
community for AVTEC students.

Dormitories

Dormitories are available
on-campus, located next to the cafeteria and the recreation center.
Students who elect to live in the dormitory will have a room reserved
for the entire length of the training program. Short-term dorm accommodations
may be arranged with prior approval. Occasionally short-term students are boarded
at a local hotel when dormitory
space is unavailable.

Most are single rooms. Dorm rooms have a single bed, desk, and wardrobe or closet for each
resident. There are no coed rooms in the dormitories.

Students are
responsible for providing their own bedding and towels. Laundry facilities
are provided for students living in the dormitories. High volume stereo
speakers are prohibited. No pets or weapons are allowed in the dormitories.
Cooking, hot plates, and microwave ovens are not permitted inside dormitory
rooms. Shared microwave ovens are provided for resident use in common areas
of both dormitories.

Family Housing

AVTEC has 17 apartments available
for students with families. Students are responsible to provide their own
bedding, towels, utensils, dishes and personal items.

The following restrictions
for family housing applicants apply: students must be enrolled in classes
which are at least six weeks long, have children who will be
living with them while they are in training, and the children must be under
eighteen years of age. Applicants for family housing
must complete a Family Housing Residence Application (Adobe PDF
document). An application is also available from the Admissions Office at
1-800-478-5389. Before signing the Family Housing Residence Application,
please read the
Housing
section of the Student Handbook (Adobe PDF
document).

Security Policy

AVTEC makes every attempt to provide safe
and secure living conditions for students. Students are encouraged to make
proper, responsible use of all security provisions, such as room keys. AVTEC
is not responsible for lost or stolen personal belongings. Storage of personal
belongings during vacations and school closures is at the student’s own risk.
Firearms or weapons are not allowed in any AVTEC facility.

Cafeteria

All students, both full-time and part-time, may eat in the cafeteria. If you live in the
dormitory all meals are included. If you do not live in the dormitory, meals can be
purchased for a fee at the Business Office, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Meal tickets are not refundable.

What Happens When I First Arrive to
AVTEC?

On
enrollment day at 8:30 a.m., you will report to the Student Service Center at
519 Fourth Avenue (unless otherwise advised). If you are enrolled in a
long-term program, you will spend your first two days in orientation.
Orientation includes:

Telephones

Dorm rooms are equipped with with a cable and a telephone connection available
through local utilities. Messages may be left for
students Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at 224.3322.
Messages may be left for dormitory residents 24 hours a day at 224.6100.

Guest Wireless Internet Access

AVTEC provides
wireless internet access (Wi-Fi) to all of its attending students and
guests free of charge. To obtain this service, you must submit a
request to AVTEC's Information Technology Department by completing the
request form below. The form requires that you submit your computers'
wireless MAC address. To find the wireless MAC address for your computer, please
read the instructions on how to do so for Windows XP, Windows Vista or
Macintosh OSX below. Fill out the request form and submit
to Kathy Vitaris in AVTEC's IT department via fax at 224.4401 or e-mail
kathy.vitaris@avtec.edu
prior to arrival. If you need further
assistance, call 907-224.6181.

Student Mail

AVTEC has no capacity to receive nor deliver personal mail for enrolled students residing either on-campus or off-campus. Students should NOT arrange to have personal mail sent to them via AVTEC. Personal student mail received at the AVTEC Business Office will be returned to sender.

Seward does not have a home delivery mail service. All mail is picked up at the Seward Post Office. Students desiring to receive personal mail while attending training in Seward must go to the Seward Post Office located at Fifth & Madison, one block from the Student Service Center to make arrangements to receive mail. Post Office business hours are Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:30pm and Saturday
10:00am - 2:00pm.

Dormitory residents desiring routine mail delivery are required to rent a mail box. There is a box rental fee and a refundable key deposit to acquire a box. Students can share a box if desired. If students will only require an occasional or one-time mail delivery, they can have mail sent to them via General Delivery, Seward, AK 99664.

AVTEC Family Apartment student residents and off-campus students may receive a free post office box if their housing location is within the Seward City limits. Apartment resident students must obtain a letter from the Residence Life office with your AVTEC apartment address prior to going to the Post Office to get a box. Off-campus students can take a copy of their rental agreement or a utility bill with their address to the Post Office to qualify for a free mail box. Students will still be required to pay the refundable key deposit.

Child Care

Child care is limited in
the community. For a complete list of licensed child care facilities and providers or for day
care assistance information, contact the Seward Community Services at
224.5257. A partial list is available from the Admissions Office.

Library Services

Jack Werner Memorial Library

Students have access to a wide range of technical
information and resource materials at AVTEC’s library. Over 5,000 titles in
the library’s collection are devoted to training related materials to
support students in their vocational studies. To go directly to the
AVTEC Library Web site,
click here.

Students can find recreational reading with
novels and magazines, as well as keep current on news from home with the
collection of newspapers from all over the state.

Multimedia Computer Lab

Students can stay in touch with family and friends as well as
initiate the search for a job and learn basic computer skills in the
library’s multimedia computer lab. Access to the Internet and up-to-date word
processing, database, and spreadsheet software offer students unlimited
resources. Students can learn to type, write a resume, or design a house
with the wide range of topics available on CD. Assistance is available to
learn basic computer skills, access to the Internet, and set up e-mail
accounts.

Recreation

AVTEC’s Student Service Center offers
several recreational options for students. In the full size gymnasium,
students enjoy rock wall climbing, basketball, volleyball, and roller skating. Students also have
access to the racquetball court, weight room, ceramic craft room, and
snack bar. The game room is equipped with pool and ping pong tables,
and video games. Movies and special sporting events air
regularly on a large screen in the auditorium.

Barbecues, pool tournaments, and
field trips to local points of interest are organized for students several
times throughout the year. Transportation to the high school swimming pool is
also available regularly.

The scenic
Seward area offers students a variety of outdoor recreational activities such
as hiking, cross country skiing, mountain climbing, fishing, kayaking and
boating. Churches, stores, hairdressers, hotels, restaurants,
library, and video rental are available in the community. Qutekcak, the local
Native tribe, welcomes participation of AVTEC students in many of its
activities.

Health and Wellness

Student Accident
Insurance

Students in long-term courses are covered by accident insurance. Student
insurance covers only those accidents occurring on-campus and in off-campus
school sanctioned activities and training. Liability cannot exceed $2,500.
If an accident occurs, an AVTEC staff member must be notified immediately.
Students who are covered by insurance should bring the appropriate
information with them.

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA)

The Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99)
is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The
law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of
the U.S. Department of Education.

The purpose of
FERPA and this statement is to set out requirements for the protection of
privacy of students who have attended AVTEC, access to educational records
directly related to them AND to protect the information contained within those
files from unauthorized persons.

FERPA affords
students certain rights with respect to their education records. These rights
are:

The right to inspect and review the student's
education records within 45 days of the day AVTEC receives a request for
access. Students should submit to the Student Records Clerk written requests
that identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. The Student Records Clerk
will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and
place where the records may be inspected.

The
right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the
student believes is inaccurate or misleading. Students should write to the
Student Records Clerk responsible for the record, clearly identify the part
of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate or
misleading. The Student Records Clerk will forward a copy of the student’s
statement to the party that submitted the information, and a copy to the
Instructional Administrator. If AVTEC decides not to amend the record as
requested by the student, the Student Records Clerk, at the advisement of
the Instructional Administrator and/or party that submitted the information,
will notify the student of the decision and advise the student of his or her
right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional
information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student
when notified of the right to a hearing.

The
right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information
contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that
FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent (see Directory of Disclosable
Information below). One exception, which permits disclosure without consent,
is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A
school official is defined as a person employed by AVTEC in an
administrative, supervisory, academic, or support staff position (including
law enforcement unit and health staff); a person or company with whom AVTEC
has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person
serving on the Advisory Boards; or assisting another school official in
performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational
interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to
fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Upon request, AVTEC
discloses education records without consent by the student to officials of
another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll.

The right to file a complaint with the U.S.
Department of Education concerning alleged failures by AVTEC to comply with
the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that
administers FERPA is:

Disclosure of AVTEC records
means information contained in an education record of a student which would
not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy. It includes
and is limited to:

student's name, current mailing
address and telephone number,

training program(s)
attended,

dates of
attendance,

certificates received

The above information may be
given to anyone who inquires WITHOUT the consent of the student unless the
institution has written notice, from the student, to withhold said
information.

Students may withhold
Directory Information by completing the “Request for Nondisclosure of
Directory Information” to the Student Records Clerk. You may obtain this
form from the Student Records Clerk. Requests to withhold Directory
Information are in effect until rescinded in writing by the student.

Freedom from Harassment
Policy

Harassing
behavior or harassment because of race, religion, color, national origin, sex,
handicap, height, weight, age, or veteran status of students by other students
is unlawful under both Alaska and Federal law. It is also contrary to AVTEC's
commitment to provide a stable learning environment. AVTEC does not tolerate
any harassment of students. It is the practice of AVTEC that all contact
between students, teachers, and other employees of AVTEC be in keeping with
respect for the individual, be of a nature which does not make a person feel
uncomfortable, and be conducive to creating a stable learning environment.
This includes speech, clothing, or carrying personal items in public that
contain obscene, profane, or offensive language, gestures, pictures, or
symbols.

Reports of harassment will be
investigated. Anyone found to be in violation will be subject to disciplinary
action. For more information, contact the AVTEC Equal Rights Compliance
Officer.

Alcohol and Drug Policy

The abuse of alcohol and
drugs impairs the ability of students to learn and to work. Individuals who
abuse or are under the influence of alcohol or drugs are not allowed to
participate in training or in AVTEC sponsored activities.

It is imperative that persons
with alcohol or drug problems obtain professional counseling before coming to
AVTEC. Various support services are available at AVTEC and in the Seward
community to assist a student who is actively working to overcome a substance
abuse problem.

In compliance with the federal
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, AVTEC requires that its campus be free
of alcohol and drugs. Persons found in possession of alcohol or intoxicated on
campus will be evicted from campus housing and/or terminated from
school.

AVTEC reserves the right to test
students while on campus if suspected of being under the influence of
alcohol or illegal substances. Typically, the suspicion is based on the
direct observations of an instructor or staff member when the student
exhibits physical signs of being under the influence and/or demonstrates a
pattern of erratic or unsafe behavior. In such a case, the student is
required to submit to a breathalyzer or saliva-based drug test upon request
of a staff member.

A positive test result or refusal to submit to the appropriate test will result in disciplinary action which may include probation, eviction from campus housing, or dismissal from training.